IMPRINT To Release A Slate Of Classic Horror To Blu-ray This May
Via Vision Entertainment have revealed they will release a slate of classic horror films to Blu-ray on May 29 via their Imprint Collection boutique line.
THE UNINVITED (1944) & THE UNSEEN (1945)
Lewis Allen’s horrifying Oscar-nominated mysteries THE UNINVITED and THE UNSEEN star Gail Russell in her breakout roles and Imprint have packaged the films together in a Limited Edition 2-Disc Hardbox, loaded with brand new Special Features.
Contents:
THE UNINVITED
- 1080p 2K Digital Transfer from 35mm Duplicate Negative
- Audio Commentary by noir expert and Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode
- Supernatural Elements – Video Essay by Kat Ellinger
- Two Original Radio Adaptations Starring Ray Milland
- Lady Astor Screen Guild play with Ruth Hussey & Betty Field (1944)
- Screen Director’s Playhouse with director Lewis Allen (1949)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LCPM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
THE UNSEEN
- 1080p Presentation of 2K Scan from Original Camera Negative by Imprint Films
- Audio Commentary by noir expert and Film Noir Foundation board member Alan K. Rode
- Interview with critic Imogen Sara Smith on the career of Gail Russell
- Video Essay about the influence of Henry James’ Turn of the Screw
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
CATACOMBS (1965)
The dead return from the grave in this cult classic horror based on the 1959 novel by Jay Bennett. An astute businesswoman is completely devoted to her faithless husband, who must kill her to carry on with her pretty young niece. It turns out that the dead don’t die so easily. Limited to 1500 units and loaded with all-new Special Features.
Contents:
- 1080p Presentation from 2023 4K restoration of Original Nitrate Negative
- Audio Commentary by authors Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
- “Merrow and Merrill”
– interview with actress Jane Merrow - “The Glynne-Miller Story”
– interview with “continuity girl” Renée Glynne and sound editor Colin Miller - “Martelli and Martell”
– interview with composer Carlo Martelli - Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF (1970)
Roger Moore stars in this beloved psychological thriller, a macabre twist on Jekyll & Hyde. Harold Pelham, partner in a large electronics firm, finds himself in some bewildering circumstances after recovering from a near fatal car accident. A strange force seems to be reshaping his life. Why does he renounce his high business principles, and why does Julie, an attractive girl he has seen only once, claim such an intimate relationship? Writer and director Basil Dearden’s final film is based on the 1957 novel The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham by Anthony Armstrong. Limited to 1500 units, Imprint’s release Includes new and archival Special Features, plus an exclusive insert reproduction of the original pressbook.
Contents:
- 1080p Presentation
- Audio Commentary by actor Roger Moore and uncredited writer / producer Bryan Forbes, moderated by journalist Jonathan Sothcott
- Audio Commentary by authors Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
- Interview with Roger Moore Biographer Gareth Owen
- “Roger Moore, A Matter of Class”
– documentary - “Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Case of Mr. Pelham”
– a 1955 episode of the series based on the original novel The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham - Isolated Score audio track
- Theatrical Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- Insert reproduction of the original pressbook
- Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.75:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1949)
Alexander Pushkin’s terrifying ghost story comes to life in THE QUEEN OF SPADES, directed by the acclaimed Thorold Dickinson. An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman’s spirit.
Contents:
- 1080p Presentation from a 4K Restoration of Original Nitrate Negative
- Audio Commentary by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson
- Audio Commentary by film historian Nick Pinkerton
- Introduction by Martin Scorsese
- Anna Bogutskaya plays The Queen of Spades
- “The Nightmare People”
– Thorold Dickinson on Saturday Night at the Movies - Analysis of The Queen of Spades by Philip Horne
- Audio Interview with Thorold Dickinson (1951)
- Audio Interview with Thorold Dickinson (1968)
- Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
- Original Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English Subtitles
WOMAN WHO CAME BACK (1945)
This chilling story of witchcraft stars Academy Award-nominated actress Nancy Kelly (THE BAD SEED), John Loder, and Otto Kruger. A woman believes she’s bewitched and goes to the ancestral family home. The villagers soon begin to think that she too is victim to the spell cast on her family for centuries.
Contents:
- 1080p Presentation from 2023 4K Restoration of Original Nitrate Negative
- Audio Commentary by film scholar Kelly Robinson
- Portraits of the Past
– David Huckvale on Woman Who Came Back - Video Essay by author Joseph Dwyer
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
BLUE MOON (1934)
This forgotten 30’s voodoo horror is a thrilling piece of cinema, ripe for rediscovery in this special release through both the Original Black & White and Tinted versions of the film. After dabbling in voodoo on the island of Saint Christopher as a child, Juanita Lane now finds herself powerless to resist its spell as an adult. She returns to the island to try to exorcise the hold that voodoo has taken upon her life, however, once there, Juanita falls ever deeper under the spell of the voodoo drums.
Contents:
- 1080p Presentation
- Original B&W Version
- Tinted Version
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles